Eugene George Istomin

Eugene George Istomin,
(born Nov. 26, 1925, New York, N.Y.—died Oct. 10, 2003, Washington, D.C.), American classical pianist who , debuted at age 17 with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic in the same week after winning awards that provided for those performances. Touring extensively, he was considered one of his generation’s finest soloists, but he gained even greater renown as a member—with Isaac Stern and Leonard Rose—of a chamber trio whose recordings came to be regarded as classics.